ROADBLOCKED Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

roadblocked

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past tense of roadblock

as in blocked

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Most of those steps have been blocked by various courts, in part because the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, but provides no such power to the president.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
First, Wheaton North’s Johnny Clayton intercepted a tipped pass, but the offense couldn’t move the ball, and the subsequent punt was blocked by Clark Jensen.

— Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

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The Camden County Prosecutor's Office said officers responded to the home where someone was barricaded inside and there may have been shots fired.

— Joe Brandt, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The airport had been barricaded, and the NTSB investigators had to show badges to police officers with long guns to pass through.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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Combined, the three had 14 space exploration missions that were proposed to be canceled or delayed, the report stated.

— Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Two companies in the AI ecosystem have delayed their IPOs, the latest sign that investor appetite for the trade is uneven at best.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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During what became known as the Timber Wars of the late 1980s and 1990s, activists occupied giant redwoods, chained themselves to logging equipment and blockaded roads across California, Oregon and Washington.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
France About 50 fishermen blockaded a major fuel depot in the coastal southern French town of Fos-sur-Mer on Tuesday, in part to protest rising fuel prices, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

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British police arrested five men on Sunday near RAF Fairford in the west of England on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offenses.

— Mike Sheen, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
In September 1644, Suffolk housewife Thomasine Stott was arrested for refusing to go to her state church.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

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In 2022, the Dolphins were mired in a five-game losing streak late in the season and somehow found a way to scratch out an ugly victory against the New York Jets, 11-6, in the finale to earn a wildcard playoff berth.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Now, we’re mired in a war in Iran without apparent end, the gulf is blocked and the Red Sea potentially blocked — sending oil prices soaring.

— Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

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Though the military retained control over certain ministries and the power to veto constitutional amendments, the world celebrated what seemed like a major breakthrough.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
Abiy’s Prosperity Party was retained power in June's general election that was boycotted by the main opposition groups.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

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The old ranch hand cut a surprisingly sprightly figure in his warehouselike clinic, bounding from room to room.

— Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Up to a million wild black-footed ferrets once bounded in the grasslands from Canada to Mexico, between Arizona and Kansas.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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